Short Stories From Down Below by Winter Nyala (smallest ebook reader .txt) 📖

Once in a land, far different from ours. There lives a young girl, of only 10 moons in age, and she waits in her room, for her parents moonlight hug. As she lays there waiting, she hears a bump under her bed. Cautiously sitting up, holding tight on her Foxy Friend, they make their way down the bed.

"Nykano, what was that?" she asked, curious and fearful.

The fox just held in there, hoping for the best, caring for his charge as she tightly held on. He gently licked her cheek and put his ears down. Saying, 'its okay, I'm here for you.'

She smiled and replied to his actions, "Okay, I'll be careful."

Nodding the fox put his ears up... there was another bump. The girl was hesitating and she wanted to find out, what this sound was from.

She was at the foot of the bed, when another bump was heard. She flinched and paused halfway down. looking at Nykano, she gets the courage to go on.

With one foot on the floor, she puts the other down and goes to the closet. Grabbing a light bug holder, the bug asleep, she wakes it and heads to the edge of the bed.

she held the holder out, shaking with fear that what ever this is, it might attack. But after the next small bump, she knew what ever it is, won't attack her.

Pulling the covers from the side, she saw a small figure moving under her bed. Turning the light toward it, she sighs a sigh of relief.

"Come here, come on." she held her hands out as the little baby Blue Fox, waddled its way out from the bed. "There we are."

She hugged the little Fox, tight enough to give the greatest of affection. The door opened and her parents walked to her. Smiling they picked her up and held her in their arms.

"Whats this?" Her mother asked as she kissed her forehead.

"This is Liana, she was under my bed. Nykano helped me get her." she smiled and hopped back in bed, Liana by her head, laying peaceful on her pillow.

The girl leaned over and kissed Liana's head, "Good nigh my little bump."

I sighed at him, “This house is too small for the both of us.”

I heard him growl at me, and he mumbled something. I couldn't hear it, but I needed to know what he said.

“What was that?” I gripped the handle to my sword. “Say that again, I didn't hear you the first time, Rio.”

Rio looked up and sighed, “I don't give a damn what you think, woman!” he grabbed his hammer and stood up from the front steps. “Out of my way before I force my way through!”

The wind blew slightly, making my silver hair flow in its ribbon. My bangs crossing my eyes, and my kimono blowing with it.

My eyes were a deep purple and my hair was long, put up into a five tailed ribbon. Each were braided nicely and fit with the design of my kimono. My kimono was custom made. Made for fighting and traveling. It was short, about mid thigh and my 'future' boots went to my knees as my leggings went higher near the kimonos end. I had two nice sharp blades, mounted perfectly on my hips. One was sheathed upside down, and the other was hardly used. When I did use it, they left me alone on the battle field. I would kill everyone, and everything in my way. Friend or foe, it did not matter. In the end, they would all fall by my hand.

I hated that trance, I have worked so hard to control it and now, I might need to use it. He held his hammer like he was about to attack. I stance myself, ready to defend this house from the brute. He smiled and I gripped my sword tighter.

“Why so jumpy, Fraia?” He asked so sarcastically. “Wanna play with me, my hammer is itching for a fight.”

I sneered and used my thumb to pop the blade from its sheath, just enough to shine in the sun. He smiled and grasped the hammer with both hands.

“There we are! Lets play Fraia!” he yelled at me and swung with his hammer.

I ducked just in time and spun around to his back. I smirked and tapped the back of his head with the hilt of my sword. Using the sheath as another weapon, I hit Rio hard on the back of the head, making him fall to his knees.

“Rio...” I sigh, “why must we fight? Just leave, before you regret it.”

He sneers and stands quickly, throwing me off balance. Seeing me open, he swings and connects with his hammer. It hits me square in the side. I scream as my body flies into the house, breaking the paper door.

“You've lost your touch, Fraia!” He yelled after me as he stepped through the opening of the door. “Lets tune you up!”

I stumbled top get to my feet, once I stood I was thrown across the room. Rio came to me, still on the ground, and raised his hammer. He smiled and hit me hard in the back. With the weight of gravity and the hammer combined, it definitely crushed bones.

As he lifted the hammer, I coughed and spit blood near him. He sneered and swung again, hitting the side of my face. I fly through the thin walls and skid to a halt in the gardens in the back of the house. A girl ran up to me and helped me to my feet.

“Are you okay, Fraia?” She asked me. “He is a jerk! Why would he fight you!?” She started to scream it and Rio stepped down from the house.

“Fraia? Are you giving up already?” He laughed and slammed his hammer down next to his foot, shaking the ground.

I could taste the blood, slowly flowing in my mouth. “Now... why would I do that?” I paused and looked around, whispering to the girl I told her to leave. To go somewhere safe and away from the house.

After she left I looked up and saw that Rio was putting gloves on. I smiled and stood. Putting my hands on each hip I smirked.

“Hey Rio.” I spit more blood. “Lets dance old man.”

I quickly grabbed onto both my swords and launched myself at Rio. Evading his hands trying to catch me, I cut his back with the first blow from one of my swords. Releases the other sword from its sheath, I shudder. Even though I knew I could not defeat him with out both my swords.

“Whats the matter Rio!? Cat got you tongue!?” I slid under his legs and sliced at his thigh.

Seeing the blood on his thigh trickling down, I smiled and held my blades to wear the blade was to my arm. He looked at me, almost like he was stunned.

“Humph!” He grabbed his hammer and threw it at me.

I dodged it and watched as it slammed against a tree behind me. Turning back to Rio I was surprised to a fist in my face. I flew back in in house, one of my swords skidding to a halt beside me. I growled and grabbed my sword.

“Rio!” I yelled his name in such a voice, it made even Rio shudder at my tone. I was going into a rage and I knew it. “Dance with me! Come and Dance with me, Rio!”

I was almost at the point of going into that trance, yet I held back, just enough. Rio stepped in the house and smiled. Holding his hammer casually in his hands. I laughed and charged at him. Dodging his swing I gash open his forearm and slice once more at his back.

Rio yelled in pain and swung again with his hammer. I dodged it again and jumped as I thrusted my blade deep in his chest. He fell to his knees and screamed to the skies.

“I'm gonna kill you Fr-” I pulled out my sword and watched as he clenched his side with his muscular hands. He groaned and looked straight at me, “you are loosing yourself Fraia.”

I walked behind him and hit the back of his head with my hilt of my sword. “No...” I finally said to him as his unconscious bleeding body laid there. “I am not loosing myself, for I have just found myself.”

Hesitating before sheathing my swords, I walked out of the house to meet a group of villagers. I ignored them and walked past the crowd. 'What happened?' One asked in a raspy voice. 'Did you kill him?' Another asked. 'Are you hurt?' 'Your bleeding!' They kept asking me question in which I had no desire to answer. I walked on.

Outside of the village I found a tree near a stream and sat. I laid down close to the stream and let the smell of water cover my nose. I waited there, until I felt like I was going to pass out. A girl came into my view and crouched near me.

“Can I help you?” she asked so gentle and so kind. “You are bleeding... did you get in a fight or something?”

I laid there, listening to the movement of the water. I let exhaustion take over my body, and fell into a sleep so deep, not even Rio and his big hammer could wake me.

(Part of a chapter in my newest book, tell me what you think. Once I know opinions I might put it out on bookrix soon)

I was standing in a clearing, in the forest I escaped to. I set my clothes down as I jumped into the crystal clear water. My red hair and eyes twinkled as I swam.

I swim toward the waterfall as I feel eyes on my back, not turning to see who it is. I hear a horse drinking from the pool. As I enter the cave through the waterfall, I see her put her shiny blue hair up as she looked my way.

Being cautious I grab my spear hanging on one of the walls. Looking through the falls again, I see her standing there, and every once and a while, she would look to the falls.

Night has fallen quickly and, thirst drove me down to the water, where I drink the moons